Measuring-machine.



S. B. TILY & M. O. & J. G. BEHFUSS MEASURING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILEDJUNE 2. 191a.

Pfitented Feb. 11, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET S. B. TILY &- M-. 0. & J. G. REHFUSS. MEASURING MACHINE.

' y I APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2. I936. 1,293,987.

Patented Feb..11, 1919.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

YUMTE erase STEPHEN B. TILY, F BALL, AND MARTIN 0. REHF'USS ARI? ESE-ING. REE'FUES, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOES TO JOHN 'WANAMAKER,PEKIIUFL A COEtFPOEATIUN 01F WHITNEY?)- nnnrnln, or PHILADELPHIA,rnnnsrnvnme,

VANKA.

MEAQURING-MACHXNE;

fipecification of Letters Batcnt.

Application filed June 2, 1916. Serial Ito. 101.298.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, STEPHEN B. .TILY,

. MARTIN O. RnHFUss, and JOHN G. BEHFUSS,

citizens of the United States, I, the said STEPHEN B. TILT being aresident of Bala,

Montgomery county, State of Pennsylvania, and we; the said MARTIN .O.Rnnross and JOHN G. RnHFUss being residents of Phila-- delphia, countyof Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have inventedMeasuring-Machines, of which the following is a spe'cifica' tion.

One object of this invention is to provide a simple, substantial andaccurate device whereby definite lengths of web or piece material suchas cord, Wire and particularly operation and caused toautomatically'stop" when the desired length of the goods has been drawnout by the machine. The invention also contemplates novel and relatiyelysimple. means for adjusting the machine to permit of the insertion andremoval of the material to be measured.

These objects and other advantageous ends We secure as hereinafter setforth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which, Y

.Figure 1 is an end elevation of a measuring machine constructedaccording to our invention; I

Fig. 2 is a plan of the measuring machine, shown in Fig. 1, on a reducedscale, and

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line a0., Fig. i

In the above drawings 1 represents a table or relatively heavy base onwhich is fixed a standard '2 providing a bearing 3 for a shaft 4. lhislatter shaft has loosely mount ed on it a pulley Wheel 5 which iscontinu-,

Ously driven from any suitable source of power'and has fixed to it onemember 6 of 'roller on the lower end of the lever .vh

clutch member 7 in engagement with .1 in any giv a clutch whose secondmember 7 is fixed the shaft 4. Said member may be madslidelongitudinally of the shaft in of a forked arm 8 fixed to a shaft-9 mean in suitable hearings on the base 1, branches of said arm enteringa groove the hub of said member 7 Also fixed to the shaft 9 is a seconda 10 extending practically at right angl the arm 8 and likewise haviirgits end for-l for the reception of one end; of lever pivoted to thestandard 2 12. This at the end oi the arm 10 is so forms to. provide arecess 1.01 the reception 0.

in one position locks said arm in a depressed position against theaction of a spring 13 and through the shaft 9 and arm 8 holds the member6. When. moved to a second poll.- tion, theroller on the lower end ofthe lever 11 permits the arm 10 to rise under the so tion of its spring13 and thereby disconnect the clutch members 6 and 7. V

The outer end of the shaft prefers has fixed to it a hand wheel 14:while opposite end constitutes a mandrel or 1' center 15 designed toreceive one end of a paper or paste-board tube, indicated and dash linesin Fig. 2, for the recepno of goods measured oil by the machine. T base1 is provided with a pair of paral 'guides 16 for the reception of aslidable' standard or tail stock 17 carrying second mandrel or deadcenter l8-for supportin the second end of the goodsreceiving tube.

1 a be rigidly held to the b;

sition by a lever 19 pi. oted to it ant .vided with an arm he. acam-shaped dge which in one pee. frictionally engages and holds tn thein base structure It.

To limit the rearward movement standard 17 I provide an angle bracketfixed to and projecting from the table 1 jacent the outer or rear end oft' e quiet 16 and mount on the extremity of bracket a washer or plate 21which se as a. stop. In order to stop rotation of; shafts and themandrel 15 attached ther as soon as possible after the clutch ineinb 6and 7 have been disengaged, I. provide standard 22 under siiidmandrel'adjacenbearing 2 and mount a brake shoe 23 or.

standard in frictional engagement with. the mai'idrel.

Supported in suitable bearings provided. by standards 52 and :25carrieijl on the base 1 is an idler roll 26 having its supporting Shait2? extended at one end for the re eption of a worm 28 engaging a wormwheel to a sleeve also having fixed to it a ar plate I30 provided with aseries of holes 31 ad" ,nt its edge. lliounted con-- centrieally h theplate 36 and worm wheel. S25) is a fixed spindle 3; on which isrotataiiiy nicer-led an aim $3 terniinadng in an index finger or pointerand having adjacent its end a pin 3:? provided with a manually operablehead ill}. Said pin is slidably mounted in a hearing or guideway 37adjacent the arm '33 and is normally depressed by a. spring so as totend to cute and remain in one of the holes 31.

Inuncdiately outside of and surrounding the plate 30 is a ring 38graduated in yards and fractions thereof, which as shown in Fig. 1 issupported concentric with and in the plane of said plate 30 by a seriesof posts 3.) fixed to a frame t0, carried on standards 41 projecting upfrom the frame 1. It is noted that the arm 11 is so mounted as to extendthrough a slot in the ring 38 within the path of movement of the pointer31 on the arm so as to be movable thereby under certain conditionshereafter noted.

Adjacent opposite ends of the base 1 I fix to the sides thereof a pairof downwardly extending brackets 42 providing bearings for shortspindles i3 having arms 44 supporting at. their outer ends a swingingtension roll 45. Said roll at all times forced toward the larger roll 26by a pair of coil springs suitably mounted on the spindles l3 but it mai be hold some distance away from said roll y a pivoted arm 47 whichprojects outwardlyfrom one of the standards 24. The outer end of thisarm is slightly concaved or forked to receive one end of the roll l5when this swung outwardly on the spindles 4 3 as an a.

Imrnediately ed t out and below the roll when this is in its positionnearest the roll 26 t meant a plate 50 provided with a longituiflinallyextending slot 51 whose lengtl'i is practically the same as that ofsaid. rolls and which is designed for the reception of a knife when itis desired to sever a length of web material lying over it.

As shown in Fig. 2 the mandrel 15 has an index mark and the bearingadjacent said mandrel carries a fixed pointer 53 with which said indexmark may be alined.

in constructing the machine the roll 26 is so mounted with respect to atube m on the centers 15 and and the roll eh") when this is in theposition f iifiilfl. in Fig. 1, that when a length of fabric if is drawnaroui'id said rolls and 26 and from thence to the tube essee"! a, thereis a length of exactly one-half'yard between a straight line on thesurface of the tube a; in the. line of the pointer 53, and the slot inthe plate 50.

llnner conditions of use the roll #25 is swung oi'itwariilly about thespindles until it enters the fork oi the arm a? which thereafter hoidsit in its o'ulwvaro position against the action. of the springs to. Thefabric or other material from which it is desired to cut a length isthen passed under the roll 45, over the roll 26 and is pinned to thetube a: with. its terminal edge in line. with the pointer 53, the indez;mark i the center 15 having been previously brought into line with saidpointer. It is understood that the two centers 15 and 18 have taperingextremities so as to frictionally engage and non-rotatably hold the tubeor.

The roll l5 is now disengaged from the arm t7 and is allowed to returnto the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1, after which the pin 35 israised out of whatever hole 31 of the disk 30 it happens to lie withinand the arm 33 is turned until its pointer or index finger 3st lies withits straight edge coincident with the numeral or division on the ring 38corresponding to the number of yards of material it is desired to cutoil. The pin 35, which has up to this time been held out of engagementwith the plate 30 by means of its head 36, is now permitted to enter thehole 31 of said plate lying imn'iediately under it and the lever 11 isthrown into the position shown in Fig. 3, thus forcing down the arm 10and causing the arm 8 to move the clutch member 7 into engagement withthe clutch member 6. Since the pulley 5 is constantly turned from asuitable source of power, the shaft -l and center 15 with the tube (a,are now rotated in a clockwise direction.

The fabric 7 is thereupon wound on said tube, causing the roll 26 torotate and with it the worm 28 so that the worm Wheel 29 and plate 30are also rotated. Since the arm 33 is tixedto the plate 30 by the pin35, it is moved therewith. in a clockwise direction until just beforethe pointer 34: on said arm reaches the graduation corresponding to onehalt yard, it engages the lever 11 and turns it on its pivot 12 fromthe. full line position shown in Fig. 3 to the. position shown in dottedlines. The resulting release of the arm 10 causes the separation of theclutch members 6 and 7 under the action of the spring 13 and stopsrevolution of the shaft and the tube a: after which a knife blade orcutting edge may be run longitudinally through the slot 51 so as tosever the Web of fabric at that point. The hand wheel 14:

is now turned until the material extending around the idler rolls l?)and 26 is completely wound on the tube ll it being obvious that with themachine constructed as above de- 1 center 18,

moses? scribed there would be inst six yards of the 'material on thetube, if the arm 33 was originally placed as shown in Fig. 2. Said tubewith the measured lengthof goods may now be removed by operating thelever 19 and sliding back the tail stock with the After another tube hasbeen placed on the centers and the roll 45 swung into its outwardposition, another length of material may be drawn into the machine endfastened to the tube as above described, after which the arm 33 may beagain turned on its center or spindle 32' to bring its pointer 34:opposite the numeral or graduation on the ring 38 corresponding to asecond length or goodsrequired. v

The machine may then be again operated as previously noted, thecontrolling lever 11 being always so set adjacent the half yard mark ofthe ring that the centers shall be brought to rest by the time thepointer 3 comes opposite said graduation. Continued revolution of thecenters with the tube and the material thereon after the disconnectionof the clutch members 6 and 7 is effectually prevented by reason of theconstantly exerted braking action of the shoe 23 on the live center.

While we have shown a cutting device in the form of the edges definingthe knife slot in the plate 50,, obviously any other means maybeprovided for severin the material in advance of the tension rol withoutdeparting from our invention.

We claim 5-- 1. The combination in a measuring machine of a rotarywinding member; an idler I roll adjacent thereto; a tension roll mountedto swing toward and from theidler roll on the side thereof distant fromthe winding member and 1n position to deflect the mateboth mounted toengage said rial around itself; with a supporting mem ber forsaidmaterial and a cuttlng'membe'r Vance of the idler roll. 2L lfhecombination in ameasurmg ma chine of a rotary winding member; on idlerroll; a cutting member mounted in advance ofthe idler roll; and atension roll mounted to swing into and out of the space between i e thecutting member and the idler roll. V

. 3.' The combination in a measuring machine of a rotary winding member;an dler.

'tive on the material between the idler roll 'and the-cutting member; pvotally mounted: arms supporting said tension roll; and resilient meansnormally pressing roll toward the idler roll;

5. The combination in a measuring; machine of a rotary winding; devicean. idler the tenm'pn roll; a cutting member ;-a tension roll operativeon the material between the idler roll and the cutting member; pivotnllymounted arms supporting said tenslon roll; resilient means'normallypressing thetensioniroll toward the idler roll; with a pivotdlly mountedarm mounted'to engage and hold said tension roll in a position distantfrom the idler roll, against the action of said re silient means.

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